University Professor Salary Canada

Average University Professor’s Salary in Canada

The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 4011.

Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: university professor, university lecturer, university visiting scholar and university instructor.

According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Ottawa, Ontario at $48.08 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Fredericton / Oromocto, New Brunswick at $35.90 per hour.

A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $70,000 – $95,000.

Government data indicates that the labour market for this profession will be balanced for the near future. However, there may still be shortages in certain fields of study.

››Conducting research and publishing results in academic journals or books

Visa

Currently, this occupation is an eligible occupation for express entry immigration with the federal skilled worker permanent resident visa.

Comparison with employment group

The 2016 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in law and social, community and government services, which includes university professors, is $34.89. The 2016 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,326, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $69,000.